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Asteraceae

Maui wormwood

Artemisia mauiensis Skottsb.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Artemisia

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Maui wormwood: Artemisia mauiensis (habit). Location: Maui, Waikau trail Haleakala National Park
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
毛伊岛艾蒿, 毛伊島艾蒿
English
Maui wormwood

Synonyms

  • Artemisia australis var. mauiensis A.Gray
  • Artemisia mauiensis var. diffusa Skottsb.
  • Artemisia mauiensis var. mauiensis

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.